2023-07-19 05:12:36
The Nigerian world champion and world record holder in the 110m hurdles Tobi Amusan reported on Instagram on Wednesday to be charged with an anti-doping rule violation and assured that she would respond to those charges”before the start of the world championships“.
“Today the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) charged me with an alleged breach of the rules for missing three tests in 12 months“, she wrote.
Tobi Amusan, 26, has promised to respond to the charges once morest her before the Worlds which will be held from August 19 to 28 in Budapest.
“I intend to fight these charges and my case will be decided by a tribunal of three referees before the start of the world championships next month.“, she said.
“I am a CLEAN ATHLETE and I am regularly checked by the IAU (perhaps more than what is usually done) – I was checked in the days following my third +missed test+“.
“I have CONFIDENCE that this case will be resolved in my favor and that I will compete in the World Championships in August“, she assured.
Its representatives did not immediately respond to a request from AFP.
The athlete had broken the world record for the 100 m hurdles in 12 sec 12/100th, last year at the Worlds in Eugene (Oregon, northwestern United States).
She participated in the Silesia Diamond League in Poland on Sunday, where she set a new meeting record in 12 sec 34/100th.
At the Golden Spike in the Czech Republic last month, she finished third, losing to the reigning Olympic champion, Puerto Rican Jasmine Camacho-Quinn who won in 12 sec 42/100e.
Asked by reporters regarding the possibility of improving her world record, Tobi Amusan replied: “Nothing is impossible and the 11 seconds? Without a doubt“.
On the other hand, she was less convinced regarding the current debate concerning the raising of the level of the hurdles, an idea which aims to give priority to technique rather than speed.
“Don’t do that, don’t raise the hedges. Please“, launched the athlete, who measures 1 m 56.
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